What you think about this happened in the State of Virginia US , Healthy Dog Euthanized To Be Buried With Owner? Should this be legal or illegal?

Pets and their owners often share special bonds, but for one woman in Virginia, that bond was meant to continue after death.

According to NBC affiliate WWBT, a healthy Shih Tzu mix named Emma was recently euthanized after her deceased owner left explicit instructions in her will for the pet to be cremated and buried with her.

Emma arrived at a local animal shelter in Chesterfield County on March 8, after her owner died and stayed for about two weeks before the executor of the dead woman's estate arrived and asked to euthanize the healthy pup.

According to shelter personnel, staff tried to dissuade him from euthanizing the dog, but Emma was eventually transported to a local veterinarian and euthanized.

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Well that has to be the most depressing news I have read on GaG all week.

I don't know what's worse... the fact that some crazy lady decided to put that in her will... or the fact that no one decided to legally challenge the last will and testiment of a batshit crazy woman...

At least the dog had a painless departure... but the remnants of this tragic and quite frankly ridiculous event will remain with us for a while... I am guessing someone high up in the local government will have a lot of questions to answer about this...

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Yeah i agree. The thing is this is legal in my State of Pennsylvania in US.. But they saymost Veterinarians are refusing to do it and I think this law should be made illegal. Thishappened just this past March in the State of Virginia US.. This was in her will but so crazy.

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Shelters euthanize up to 70% of their animals, majority of them after the first 72 hours.This is just doing the dog a service, really.I would personally wish the same for my cat (as cats are rarely, if ever adopted from shelters).

What's the point of letting your pet suffer for the sake of a small chance that it is going to get adopted?